presentable clothes. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Don†™ t you feel the pressure of always looking presentable, which is expected from Bollywood actresses?. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
My father has gone to bed for his afternoon nap, having just chosen someone "presentable" to take over Billy's job. From Wordnik.com. [Broken Music, A Memoir]
Sure, they could make their own "presentable" cover. From Wordnik.com. [freshnews.org - most clicked links] Reference
The word "presentable" sounds superficial but life is just the way it is in this "cruel" world. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
She only drags you along for company or want you to be more "presentable" (you really can't get out of that one). From Wordnik.com. [GaijinSmash.net] Reference
I was to go into society; and she had taken upon her shoulders the burden of having me well-dressed and "presentable," as she called it. From Wordnik.com. [A Romantic Young Lady] Reference
Even Polaner makes a perfectly presentable fruit spread. From Wordnik.com. [The Grape Jelly Mystery] Reference
Because he is presentable and wears a badge of authority. From Wordnik.com. [Vivian Norris de Montaigu: The Killer Inside Me As a Metaphor for America] Reference
How could she make herself presentable for the interview?. From Wordnik.com. [Ten American Girls From History] Reference
Precisely groomed and Armani-clad, he cuts a more presentable figure. From Wordnik.com. [Vengeance Of A Victim Race] Reference
Up close his presence revolted her even though he was quite presentable. From Wordnik.com. [CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS] Reference
"She'll need more than clothes to make her presentable, and she knows it, too.". From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
The third time it was a trifle more presentable, and the school bell was ringing. From Wordnik.com. [The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys] Reference
One was a presentable enough fellow, but his companion was a person of low class. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Affairs] Reference
I concluded the evidence was presentable, provided her witnesses all stayed in line. From Wordnik.com. [Between the Lines Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After] Reference
He saw the road, only a rod away, and suddenly reflected that he was not presentable. From Wordnik.com. [The Spinner's Book of Fiction] Reference
He must take him somewhere and watch over him until he was in a more presentable shape. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Noon] Reference
Also he wanted to go where he could hope to take the children and have them look presentable. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Hill House] Reference
But they come in, and you try to bring a different side to them and make their food presentable. From Wordnik.com. [Casino Cuisine Beyond The Bland Buffet] Reference
They went to work on the plans proposed, and soon had the whole family in presentable condition. From Wordnik.com. [A Missionary Twig] Reference
When Ruth had got into something more presentable than a wet bathing suit, she went to his office. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point] Reference
Carrying my parcel, I entered the baths, and came forth feeling much cleaner and more presentable. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1905.] Reference
They write well, and they take the necessary pains to make their manuscripts presentable in appearance. From Wordnik.com. [If You Don't Write Fiction] Reference
They made plans to at least, you know, make it a more presentable grave down the road, and then they left. From Wordnik.com. [A Foreign Correspondent Reflects On Iraq War] Reference
Faux fur is every bit as presentable as real fur, with the obvious added advantage that it harms no animals. From Wordnik.com. [International Mail Call: Pain Management] Reference
I had eighteen hours to explore San Diego before I had to be presentable the next morning. From Wordnik.com. [Camille] Reference
"I arrived in your town last evening, and delayed only to make myself presentable before appearing to pay my respects.". From Wordnik.com. [Millennium] Reference
As her appearance was not very presentable, after a long, and not over-clean voyage, she met with a very cool reception. From Wordnik.com. [Life of Venerable Sister Margaret Bourgeois] Reference
They consider traditional fadistas like us to be poorly educated and not refined enough to be presentable in other places. From Wordnik.com. [Portuguese Fado and a Few Dirty Tables] Reference
Thanks to the munificence of Risler, who was very proud of his little one's success, she was always presentable and well dressed. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
If a skin has been ripped up the front to the chin careful sewing will make it presentable, though such seams are hard to conceal. From Wordnik.com. [Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration] Reference
He ran in through the kitchen, and hurried to make himself presentable for the table and their guest whom he saw on the front porch. From Wordnik.com. [Flamsted quarries] Reference
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